'Thank you, Stephen Colbert'
A website has sprung up. When I found it, 33,244 people had left a thank-you note to Mr. Colbert. Top that, Rick Mercer! :)
Wed, May 3 2006 » Main Page, Media » 8 Comments
More on the unfunniness of Stephen Colbert
Saw this VH1 article by a fellow named Gil Kaufman that offers a few thoughts on why Stephen Colbert's lambasting of Dubya didn't spark riotous laughter amongst the Washington media establishment. For example: One reason for the media's reluctance to report Colbert's comments could be that some were directed at them. “Here's how it works,” [...]
Wed, May 3 2006 » Main Page, Media » 8 Comments
New global survey says TV still No. 1 for news, but online gaining fast
The Beeb, Reuters and The Media Center had a firm name Globescan do a 10,000-person survey for them. I found the results interesting but confirmatory. An excerpt from the BBC story: Overall, the 10-country survey suggested that TV was the most important source of news for most. But a look at how young people are [...]
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Peak Oil debate at Democracy Now!
The big debate behind today's current high oil prices is the concept of Peak Oil: That world oil production has nowhere to go but down, meaning the price is likely to continue going up. Democracy Now! rounded up two experts to debate the debate. An excerpt: We're joined in our Firehouse studio by Julian Darley, founder [...]
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'Microsoft Software Will Let Times Readers Download Paper'
A new e-paper product from Microsoft. An excerpt from the April 29 NYT article: Microsoft and The New York Times unveiled software on Friday that would allow readers to download an electronic version of the newspaper and view it on a portable device. With Microsoft's new Windows Vista software, to be available in January, virtually [...]